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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Bergamo Città Alta Italia Italy

Dear Art-loving friend,Each time I meet an artist, I ask, “So where is the place for artists now?” Every single time I heard, “Berlin.” So, my friend Susan and I went up there recently to check it out. I will write about that experience in a future post. Today, I want to tell you about our visit to Bergamo, Italia, on the way home. There is currently an outdoor installation of color and lots of flowering plants and trees in the “Città Alta” (the upper city), in this case the original part of the city that oversees the lower sections and is still outlined by its ancient walls.

I was delighted to see so much color in Bergamo’s Piazza Vecchia, with the Italian version of “Astro Turf” covering most surfaces and creating above-ground colorful planters for all kinds of herbs and flowering plants. My traveling companion said she got a headache from it … too much. But I loved it and thought it fun.

Susan and I meandered on past the Fontana Contarini and through the piazza to see the Basilica and Duomo of Santa Maria Maggiore. In front of this and to the right is the building with the round window called the Cappella Colleoni. I love how they use the different soft colors of stone together in such elaborate and dimensional designs combined with sculpture. The metal fence combining Nature and architecture make a lovely frame for the peach and grey stone building across Piazza Duomo.

I share this image of the nearby Torre Civica because I was amused by how the thin clouds appear to be escaping from the “chimney” tower.

I enjoyed this little taste of Bergamo and hope to get another opportunity to visit this small city again. The art and garden installation you see here continues through 30 September. Enjoy!

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"I am interested in the more personal moments of our lives – things we do not often share with other people, or at least, not knowingly so. I am also fascinated by the duality of our nature, especially the idea that two opposing concepts exist in a strange kind of balance. Our thoughts are expressed through our bodies. I use the elements of visual language to appeal to the senses of sight and touch while exploring these ideas, seeking the universal in the personal. I want art to be a sensual experience." - Kelly Borsheim

Since her first painting sale in October 1997 (an oil painting titled Hand Off Knee),
Kelly Borsheim's paintings, drawings, and bronze and stone sculpture are now in private
collections throughout the United States and Europe, and in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Kelly also worked as a street painter (pastels and chalks) in Florence, Italy for about four years. Her image-filled book "My Life as a Street Painter in Florence, Italy" is available on Amazon.com in many countries around the world, as well as directly from her studios.